Footy star’s wife shares update amid thyroid cancer battle after being diagnosed just TWO WEEKS before her wedding day
- Liv Cripps has had lymph nodes removed
- Footballer Jamie’s Wife Battles Cancer
- The football world has rallied around the mother of two
Footballer Jamie Cripps’ wife has shared an update after undergoing surgery as she battled cancer.
Liv Cripps revealed on Instagram on Monday that she had her lymph nodes removed after she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2021.
Liv, who is married to West Coast Eagles star Jamie, shared a selfie from her hospital bed and encouraged her followers to get checked out by a doctor if they find any unusual lumps.
“Round 2 and a few less nodes later,” she said. “This is your reminder to get those lumps and bumps checked!! #f*ccancer,” she said.
The photo shows mother-of-two Liv in a hospital gown with a bandage around her neck.
The football world has rallied around the Cripps family since Liv’s diagnosis three years ago.
Liv Cripps has shared an update amid her ongoing battle with thyroid cancer
The wife of West Coast Eagles star Jamie was diagnosed two weeks before their wedding day
Emmi Masten, the wife of Jamie’s teammate Chris, said: ‘Liv, I’m so sorry to hear this!! Sending you all my love.’
Jack Darling’s wife Courtney wrote: ‘I love you my strong brave friend.’
Liv has been very open in discussing her cancer ordeal, revealing that she learned of her diagnosis just two weeks before her wedding.
“At 26, (cancer) is just the furthest thing from your mind,” she said.
“It was the last thing I expected, Jamie going grey, I was in shock. It was such an emotional time.”
Liv said she first noticed a lump while taking a shower.
A few weeks later she went to the doctor after noticing that it had gotten bigger.
“The lady (who did the scan) was acting a bit strange and it took forever, so I felt like something didn’t feel right here,” she recalls.
The mother of two has received an outpouring of support from the football community
When you hear the word “cancer,” you immediately think of the worst-case scenario.
‘It was just a very sad time. Even when I told my closest friends and family, that was the worst. I don’t think either of us could get the words out without crying.”
After the diagnosis came back positive, Liv waited until after her wedding to seek treatment.
According to the Cancer Council, the five-year survival rate for women with papillary thyroid cancer is 97 percent.